Halifax en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈhæl.ɪˌfæks/
Etymology
From Old English halh-ġefeaxe (literally “grassy corner”), compounded from halh + ġefeaxe. Folk etymology suggests Old English hāliġfeax (literally “holy hair”), as compounded from hāliġ + feax, from a local legend that the town is said to have received the name from the fact that the hair of a murdered virgin was hung up on a tree in the neighborhood, which became a resort of pilgrims. Compare also Fairfax. The capital city of Nova Scotia is named after statesman George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716–1771). The civil parish is also named after the 2nd Earl of Halifax. Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.
Meanings
- An industrial town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, 20km south-west of Leeds (OS grid ref SE0925).
- A civil parish of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A regional municipality, the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
- A small town, the county seat of Halifax County, North Carolina, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Halifax County, Virginia, United States.
- An earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Deriveds
Cleckhuddersfax · go to Halifax · Halifax County · Halifaxian
Relateds
Translations (28)
cmn 哈利法克斯 (city in West Yorkshire, England) · ja ハリファックス (city in West Yorkshire, England) · de Halifax (city in Nova Scotia, Canada) · hi हैलिफ़ैक्स (city in Nova Scotia, Canada) · chr ᎭᎵᏩᎧᏏ (city in Nova Scotia, Canada) · mr हॅलिफॅक्स (city in Nova Scotia, Canada) · bg Ха́лифакс (city in Nova Scotia, Canada) · el Χάλιφαξ (city in West Yorkshire, England) · ru Галифа́кс (city in Nova Scotia, Canada) · ru Га́лифакс (city in West Yorkshire, England) · eo Halifakso (city in Nova Scotia, Canada) · ja ハリファックス (city in Nova Scotia, Canada) · es Halifax (city in West Yorkshire, England) · cmn 哈利法克斯 (city in Nova Scotia, Canada) · uk Галіфа́кс (city in West Yorkshire, England) · ko 핼리팩스 (city in Nova Scotia, Canada) · ru Галифа́кс (city in West Yorkshire, England) · la Halifacium (city in West Yorkshire, England) · hi हैलिफ़ैक्स (city in West Yorkshire, England) · uk Галіфа́кс (city in Nova Scotia, Canada) · ko 핼리팩스 (city in West Yorkshire, England) · fr Halifax (city in Nova Scotia, Canada) · mr हॅलिफॅक्स (city in West Yorkshire, England) · ru Га́лифакс (city in Nova Scotia, Canada) · el Χάλιφαξ (city in Nova Scotia, Canada) · de Halifax (city in West Yorkshire, England) · la Halifaxia (city in Nova Scotia, Canada) · es Halifax (city in Nova Scotia, Canada)